Fence-post



(No Model.) l

C. W. HOLM.

FENCE POST.

Patented July 19, 1887.

l u I II Im" G- .Attorneys UNITED STATES PATENT Prien.

CHARLES IV. HOLM, OF TROY, OHIO.

FENCE-POST.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 366,957I dated July 19, 1887.

Application tiled January 29, 1887. Serial No. 225,905.

To aZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that l, CHARLES W. HoLM, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Troy, in the county ofMiami and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fence-Posts; and I de declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descrip tion ot' the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specilication.

Figure l ofthe drawings is a representation ofafencepost, partly in section, showing same in L form. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same, partly in section. Fig. 3 is a View of a fence-post, partly in section, showing the same in T form. line m x, Fig. l. Fig. 5 is asimilar sectionon line y/ y, Fig. 3; and Fig. 6 is a detail view showitng the slot N.

Myinvention relates to iron fence-posts; and it consists in the construction and novel combination of parts, as hereinafter described and claimed.

Referring by letter to the accompanying drawings, A designates the pointed base portion of a fence-post, said base portion being provided with atapered angularly-bent anchor plate, B, which is bolted to one face of said base portion; and has its wings C D projecting in opposite directions and at right angles to the face of the base portion A.

Above the anchor-plate B the base portion A of the fence-post is provided with two boltholes, E F, for the reception ot' the bolts by which the upper portion, G, or fence-post proper, is secured.

'Ihe upper portion, G, of the fencepost is made of angle-iron, either of T form in crosssection or L forni in cross-section, as may be preferred. Both the T form and L. form may be used at the same ti mein the construction of a fence. v

The base portions of the fence-posts are driven into the ground to the proper depth. rlhe upper portions, G, of the fence-posts are provided through either the stern of the T- post or through one of the flanges ot the L- Fig. 4 is a horizontal section onV (No model.)

post, as the case may be, with bolt-holes H H', which are brought into alignment with the bolt-holes E F in the upper end of the base portion A, and bolts I J are passed through the aligned bolt-holes and secured in place by nuts. By this construction, when the base portions A ofthe posts become rnsted out, the upper portions of the fence posts may be removed and used as levers to pry the base portion out of the ground, aslot, K, in the base portion communicating with the upper bolt-hole, E, in the base portion, permitting the end of the upper port-ion to be inserted therein for said purpose. To accomplish this, a block or stone is laid on one side of the section A, the section G laid across said block or stone, and the edge of one of the flanges of which said sect-ion G is composed near the end of the section is inserted in the slot or notch K. Then by bearing down on the outer end of the lever thus formed the lower section is forced up. A new lower portion may then be Iitted to the upper portion, as described. The stringers L M in this construction are of wire, and the pickets may be secured to the stringersin any of the ways common] y practiced.

The lower end of t-he fencepost proper is provided with a slot, N, which, when the upper bolt, I, is omitted temporarily or is withdrawn, permits the upper portion of the fencepost to be turned down, so that its upper end may rest on the ground while the base portion is being driven into the ground. rIhe upper portion can then be raised or turned up to place and the upper bolt, I, inserted and se cured to place.

rIhe wire stringers are secured to the end posts by hook-rods P, provided with adjusting-nuts, so that said stringers can be tightened or loosened as the temperature may demand. Staples Q are used to secure the Wire stringers to the intermediate posts. These staples support the stringers loosely, so that the latter may be tightened orloosened when necessary. l

Having described this invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s

The combination of thelower or base section, tapered at its lower end and having the bolt IOL) holes H H near the upper end, the anehorl end of the other longitudinal plate, sind the ro plate secured to said base-section, the upper boltsl and J, substantially as specified. section made of angle-iron and providedin one In testimony whereofI afx my signature in of itslongitudnal platos with the bolt-hole H, presence of two witnesses.

5 registering with the bolt-hole F in the lower ff section, with theinclined slot or notch K, hzw- CHARLES m HQLM' ing its inner end enlarged to form the bolt-hole H, registering with the bolt-hole E, and with the longitudinal notch or slot Nin the lower Witnesses:

THOMAS B. KYLE, MARY E. BYRKETT. 

